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Drivers of a Russian convoy of trucks carrying humanitarian aid for Ukraine open the trucks for inspection at a camp near Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, Rostov Region, Aug. 15, 2014.

A Russian convoy of trucks carrying humanitarian aid for Ukraine is parked at a camp near Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, Rostov Region, Aug. 15, 2014.

Dozens of heavy Russian military vehicles amassed near the border with Ukraine, part of a huge Russian convoy with humanitarian aid, came to a halt as Moscow and Kiev struggled to agree on border crossing procedures, Aug. 15, 2014.

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to French politician and businessman Philippe de Villiers. During their meeting, Putin said he believed many European leaders were eager to end the standoff over sanctions with Russia, at the Livadia Palace outside Yalta, Crimea, Aug. 14, 2014.

An armed pro-Russian separatist looks on as flames erupt from a gas pipeline after a shelling in Donetsk, Aug. 15, 2014.